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2026-03-10 14:19:05 UTC

HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: Australia just granted asylum to five Iranian football players who faced credible ...

Australia just granted asylum to five Iranian football players who faced credible death threats from Iranian officials for refusing to sing the Iranian national anthem at a match.

I’m very grateful that these women are safe. Good for them.

This is also a really good illustration of the capricious and arbitrary violence of borders. Australia maintains a concentration camp in the island country of Nauru where it holds refugees, *including Iranian refugees*, in atrocious and abusive conditions.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-16/iranian-asylum-seeker-exposed-to-torture-australian-detention-un/106234112